Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) was 0.0136 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Jamaica, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in Jamaica is 0.0136 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in Jamaica peaked at 0.015 Mt CO2e in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0062 Mt CO2e, in 1980.
Jamaica ranks 109th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.012 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.012 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0095 Mt CO2e | -20.8% |
| 1973 | 0.009 Mt CO2e | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0077 Mt CO2e | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0084 Mt CO2e | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0081 Mt CO2e | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0077 Mt CO2e | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0076 Mt CO2e | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.007 Mt CO2e | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0062 Mt CO2e | -11.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0066 Mt CO2e | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0075 Mt CO2e | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0078 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.007 Mt CO2e | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0069 Mt CO2e | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0072 Mt CO2e | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0076 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0081 Mt CO2e | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0081 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0087 Mt CO2e | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0085 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0098 Mt CO2e | +15.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0104 Mt CO2e | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0104 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0125 Mt CO2e | +20.2% |
| 1996 | 0.014 Mt CO2e | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0144 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.015 Mt CO2e | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.015 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0146 Mt CO2e | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0136 Mt CO2e | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0147 Mt CO2e | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0142 Mt CO2e | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0147 Mt CO2e | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0149 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0132 Mt CO2e | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0124 Mt CO2e | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0119 Mt CO2e | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.012 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0111 Mt CO2e | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0108 Mt CO2e | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0092 Mt CO2e | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0094 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0095 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0092 Mt CO2e | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0104 Mt CO2e | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0105 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0116 Mt CO2e | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0125 Mt CO2e | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0078 Mt CO2e | -37.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0118 Mt CO2e | +51.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0131 Mt CO2e | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0131 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0136 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0136 Mt CO2e is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0283 Mt CO2e, 48% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0136 Mt CO2e is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0115 Mt CO2e, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +51.3% | 0.0078 Mt CO2e | 0.0118 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0089 Mt CO2e | 0.007 Mt CO2e | 0.012 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0073 Mt CO2e | 0.0062 Mt CO2e | 0.0081 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0119 Mt CO2e | 0.0085 Mt CO2e | 0.015 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0136 Mt CO2e | 0.0119 Mt CO2e | 0.0149 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0104 Mt CO2e | 0.0092 Mt CO2e | 0.0125 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0119 Mt CO2e | 0.0078 Mt CO2e | 0.0136 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More environment data for Jamaica
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0807 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 21.14 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in Jamaica?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in Jamaica was 0.0136 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.015 Mt CO2e in 1998.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0062 Mt CO2e in 1980.
- How does Jamaica rank for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Jamaica ranks 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).